Calvinia
Sign in to saveCalvinia is a regional town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa named after the French religious reformer Jean Calvin. The town falls under the Hantam Local Municipality which forms part of the Namakwa District Municipality. The Calvinia district is part of the Great Karoo region of South Africa. The town is just south of the Hantam mountains on the banks of the Oorlogskloof (meaning "War Ravine") River.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Calvinia
- Settlement.image_caption
- Top left: Hantam House Complex, right: Dutch Reformed Church, bottom left: Dorpshuis, right: Street in Calvinia
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- South Africa Northern Cape#South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- South Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northern Cape
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Namakwa
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Hantam
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- Main Place
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 1851
- Settlement.leader_title
- Councillor
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 132.61
- Settlement.population_total
- 2855
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
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- Culture
- Attractions
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- Famous residents
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Calvinia is a regional town in the Northern Cape province of South Africa named after the French religious reformer Jean Calvin. The town falls under the Hantam Local Municipality which forms part of the Namakwa District Municipality. The Calvinia district is part of the Great Karoo region of South Africa. The town is just south of the Hantam mountains on the banks of the Oorlogskloof (meaning "War Ravine") River.
Calvinia enjoys 80% starlight and is renowned for its kaleidoscope of spring wildflowers coinciding with the Namaqualand wildflower spectacle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Calvinia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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